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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Month Two for my work craft days. Thanks to Rubber Paws for most of the hardware, these key chains weren't a lot each. I had to purchase the key rings and the eye hooks but that's all. We all had corks. These are a few photos. LOVE!

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

While we were in beautiful Wyoming, they had these CUTE decorated deer heads at many of the gift shops. They were $50 each for the kit! After picking my jaw off the floor, I said I can make that. And that I did!

I found a free pattern on Pinterest; gathered cardboard and scrapbook paper (Tim Holtz paper pad) and made THIS:

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it turned out!! He's now hanging in Carly's room.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

I got this sketch from Splitcoaststamper's weekly challenge. I love a good sketch especially one using 4x6 photos.

Here's my two page spread:

I love the zoom lens of my camera, I got some really good close ups! This is Kenny, Carly and LeAnna's first game at AT&T Park.

This page is basically paper and a little bit of stamping. It's so funny because I can get really creative with my mini albums and other projects, but when it comes to scrapbooking, I'm usually pretty tame and non-adventurous. I have two more pages of this game. Yup, I took and printed a ton of photos. Sometimes I can get a little crazy! LOL

Monday, February 8, 2016

What happens when your office is getting rid of old framed art? I get to upcycle! This piece was an old 80's print...very dated and not pretty. I adhered scrap pieces of blue papers randomly around the piece. Then painted a layer of gesso. From there I just did a little this and that to get to something I liked.

In the meantime, I used other scrap papers to cut out each state. I found a state puzzle on Pinterest and used those to put the U.S. all together. Inked each state and then the entire U.S.

I made more changes to the background (added more blue) and finger-painted a border around the U.S. with white paint.

After putting the frame on, I decided to hang this up in my bathroom...yes, I said bathroom. Lol

It adds so much color in there!

I labeled this Apricot Fiesta because I'm considering this as my Fiesta contribution to the Art/Crafts Exhibit. I didn't participate last year and I'm thinking about doing it again this year. I'll keep y'all updated.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Yes, I said Christmas. My coworkers decided that I should schedule monthly craft projects to get them ready for Christmas.

I laughed it off and then of course took it seriously. So off to Pinterest, Google and YouTube to search easy DIY gifts.

January's project:h

Watercolor Mugs!

I made this quick video so you don't have to search but there are plenty on YouTube.

Here are a few tips from me:

Do not use nail polish with glitter; it sounds pretty, but it only clumps

Work quickly especially when using quick dry nail polish

Use lukewarm water for best effect

Some polish will clump, do not use unless you want a "clumpy" look on your mug

Swirl a skewer or paper towel into the container to remove remaining polish

Nail polish remover can be your best friend. Use it to remove unwanted areas and to clean the inside of the mug (if you get some in there) and rim.

Use the polish you already have. No need to purchase special supplies for this project.

Hand Wash Only! I even made tags to go on the mugs with this info.

Have fun!

Here are photos of the mug I made to demonstrate to my coworkers:

And the finished mug from my video:

Pretty cool!

As I'm writing this, my heart is heavy. My cousin, Dee Dee passed away last night. My cousin was one of those people who lights up a room. I don't care where, why, what, but if she's there, you are having fun! I was feeling sad yesterday but when I started thinking about her and all those times we had together growing up, I couldn't help but laugh and smile. There's so much to say, but for now I'll just say Rest in Peace. She deserves it. Love ya Dee Dee!